Deborah Marsh

I’ll always read your column if I see it. At 18, a yr can feel like an eternity & some may never circle back to higher ed. Depleting unis of students for 12 mths will not “fix” the tertiary education section, it will make it worse. For those wanting to be there, uni is still +ve & life formative.

I read your column. I agree that the uni sector is so far from perfect right now, but was disheartened to read your advice to potential students to stay away. The world needs smart, educated people more than ever & academics are here in universities driven to help students fulfil their potential.

Been saying this a bit since recent pandemic times - thank you Science.

Hi Scientific/Medical Journal Editors, Curious to know whether you're using AI search engines when looking for reviewers for papers, above & beyond generated lists a journal may send you accompanying a new paper under review. If so, how are you finding this works for you? 🧪 #MedSky #SciSky

All scientists are good cooks I believe! Here is one of my weekend lunch winter soups. Add truffle oil & a little yoghurt & it’s a flavour explosion in your mouth - leek, zucchini, Italian parsley, broccoli, chickpeas, garlic, fennel, lemon juice, vegie stock. #soup #ScientistsWhoCook

From molecular structures to research culture: Celebrating Rosalind Franklin’s legacy | Royal Society Rosalind Franklin never lived to see the full impact of her discoveries. She didn’t witness how her work on DNA would revolutionise biology, nor did she witness the impact she would have in…

Born #OnThisDay in 1920 was Rosalind Franklin. Her work on X-ray diffraction images of DNA helped lead to the discovery of its structure, but her efforts were only recognised posthumously. Liz Sockett FRS and Isabelle Moss reflect on her enduring legacy:

International #CHALLENGE #RCT in 889 people after adjuvant chemotherapy for Stage III and High-Risk Stage 2 colon cancer. Those randomised to a 3 yr structured exercise program had significantly fewer colon cancer recurrences, fewer deaths, & better physical function.
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Illustration of a raven with clocks as eyes, reading a book by candlelight.

When you should be sleeping but just have to read one more chapter

Tao Xie from my group giving her last milestone seminar today for her PhD - "Strategies to improve the response to PARP inhibitors in pre-clinical models of ovarian cancer". A joy to watch her nail this today. Great culmination of her hard work during her PhD! #ovariancancer #PARPi #PhDLife 🧪

The special collection in @endocancer.bsky.social - "From Discovery Science to the Clinic - Heritable Endocrine Cancers and Related Disorders" is open & calling for contributions. Edited by myself, Lois Mulligan & Joanne Ngeow in memory of Prof Charis Eng erc.bioscientifica.com/page/heritab... 🧪

Does anyone else find it crazy that you can walk into a bookshop and be charged £9.99 for a paperback novel that took the author a year to complete, but £17.99 for a completely blank notebook?

Elements of that for sure but that is relatively consistent over time I would think

Other search engines seem to be finding and listing papers once they are published and so 'findable' earlier than Pubmed. An e.g. that my own university uses is Symplectic Elements that is finding much earlier. Just wondering if something is changing? #Pubmed

Has Pubmed slowed substantially in the time it's taking to capture published papers or is this just my anecdotal experience? 🧪 #Pubmed

New open access publication in Nano Research "Design principles and biomedical applications of endoplasmic
reticulum-targeting luminescent nanoparticles". #LNPs #nanoparticles #EndoplasmicReticulum #ER #ER-LNPs 🧪 www.sciopen.com/article/10.2...

Figure 2. Pathophysiology and Pain Mechanisms in Endometriosis-Associated Pelvic Pain

Endometriosis is a common cause of pelvic pain affecting approximately 10% of reproductive-age women.

This narrative review summarizes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of endometriosis.

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So true

#Perplexity is a helpful resource in science. I ask my question, look at the response, and then always ask "show me the publications" that I then read. If we don't use these tools we will be like ostriches with heads in the sand. If we use them without checks & balances; however, we are fools. #AI

Hi, I’m not one of the organisers but I’ve checked and not this time unfortunately.

The UTS-USYD Bioinformatics Symposium 2025 is running in Sydney this Friday at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). A free event with limited space so you'll need to register. See the QR code on the poster below. 🧪 #bioinformatics

Particularly interesting results with the FAK inhibitor narmafotinib (#AMP945) in advanced pancreatic cancer, also making the popular press this weekend. I note that the FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to #narmafotinib for advanced pancreatic cancer. This will be an interesting space to watch

Thank you

So happy to see @endocancer.bsky.social has newly joined Bluesky! Of all the editorial boards I've been on, this one is a highlight for dedicated academics creating a platform for strong research in this field. Q1 in the recent journal citation reports. Great home for endocrine cancer research 🧪

The article mentions that book coming out next week. I am interested to read it.

A timely article. Many Australian unis are in trouble. Our sector is in trouble. I work with amazing colleagues who go above & beyond every day … yet, my university is staring down the barrel of 400 redundancies. At a time when we need unis the most, as a country we are not stepping up to the mark.

Procrastination ... " ... the act of needlessly delaying tasks to the point of experiencing subjective discomfort ...” Solomon
and Rothblum (1984) p. 503

Six of us from our Translational Oncology Group are in there somewhere ☺️. Enjoyable day at the Inventia Life Science Headquarters in Sydney for the first RASTRUM User Group Meeting. #3Dbioprinting #3Dmodelling #invasion #cancermodelling #exvivo #drugtesting #translationalscience #precisionmedicine

Postdoc Amy Sarker from our group speaking at the Inventia Life Science user group mtg on our group’s work in 3D modelling ovarian cancer & endometriosis, including her innovative work on modelling 3D invasion of cancer cells using the #Rastrum instrument. #ovariancancer #endometriosis #Inventia

Clarivate Unveils the 2025 Journal Citation Reports Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today released the 2025 update to the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). This is the 50 th anniversary of the industry...

Love them or hate them, journal citation reports have just been released. Tightening up on research integrity with a few exclusionary strategies that's good to see. #Clarivate #JournalCitations #JournalImpactFactor #JIF #JournalQuartile 🧪 ir.clarivate.com/news-events/...

In January, I visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. It was freezing, the park nearly empty as I rang the peace bell with my daughter. Profound, humbling & moving experience. I wish time in this park was mandatory for all world leaders who need to pause & think on what they're doing. #Hiroshima #war